Carlos Alcaraz is the compelling rival both Novak Djokovic and men’s tennis needed - The Athletic
Borg-McEnroe in 1981, Federer-Sampras in 2001, Federer-Nadal in 2008.
Like those pivotal Wimbledon matches, Carlos Alcaraz’s instant-classic win over Novak Djokovic in the men’s final on Sunday felt seismic.
Not so much because it, like those three, can be hailed as the king being overthrown — it’s too early for that — but because the king, finally, at least has a challenger.
At Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz Defeated Novak Djokovic by Being Himself | The New Yorker
The match was even more engrossing than the setup makes it sound. Over nearly five hours, what held the attention—even in the two sets with lopsided scores—was the players’ decision-making, which had a way of mattering even more than the execution of those choices. Neither Alcaraz nor Djokovic came into the match with a weak shot that could be probed and broken down, and neither player had an outright advantage in speed or athleticism. It came down to strategy and tactics and, in the moment, choosing to go here instead of there, with this shot instead of that one. This was an afternoon of two players pointing again and again to their heads after rallies: with their chins up if they had made good decisions, and with their heads shaking when they had made poor ones.
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Carlos Alcaraz stops Novak Djokovic to win 1st Wimbledon title - ESPN
Alcaraz said many times this fortnight that he believed he could beat Djokovic in the final. But there’s a vast divide between believing and doing. What Alcaraz accomplished Sunday – in a changing-of-the-guard moment that’s being compared to Roger Federer’s 2001 upset of Pete Sampras here in the fourth round – is difficult to overstate. Djokovic hadn’t lost a match here since 2017. He is a seven-time Wimbledon champion and already won the first two majors of this year.
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Consumer Price Index Summary - 2023 M06 Results
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - JUNE 2023
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for shelter was the largest contributor to the monthly all items increase, accounting for over 70 percent of the increase, with the index for motor vehicle insurance also contributing. The food index increased 0.1 percent in June after increasing 0.2 percent the previous month. The index for food at home was unchanged over the month while the index for food away from home rose 0.4 percent in June. The energy index rose 0.6 percent in June as the major energy component indexes were mixed.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June, the smallest 1-month increase in that index since August 2021. Indexes which increased in June include shelter, motor vehicle insurance, apparel, recreation, and personal care. The indexes for airline fares, communication, used cars and trucks, and household furnishings and operations were among those that decreased over the month.
The all items index increased 3.0 percent for the 12 months ending June; this was the smallest 12-month increase since the period ending March 2021. The all items less food and energy index rose 4.8 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index decreased 16.7 percent for the 12 months ending June, and the food index increased 5.7 percent over the last year.